Russia vs Uganda: Primary education, pupils

Russia

7.55 million

in 2023

Uganda

8.84 million

in 2017

Russia rank

20th

Uganda rank

17th

Primary education, pupils over time

Uganda currently reports 8.84 million against 7.55 million in Russia, a difference of 1.29 million.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Russia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Russia ahead.

Globally, Russia ranks 20th and Uganda ranks 17th of 206 countries.

Indicator: Primary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.